{"product_id":"class-a-memoir-of-motherhood-hunger-and-higher-education-stephanie-land-hardcover","title":"Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education -- Stephanie Land, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author who inspired the hit Netflix series about a struggling mother barely making ends meet as a housecleaner--a gripping memoir about college, motherhood, poverty, and life after \u003ci\u003eMaid\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Stephanie Land set out to write her memoir \u003ci\u003eMaid\u003c\/i\u003e, she never could have imagined what was to come. Handpicked by President Barack Obama as one of the best books of 2019, it was called \"an eye-opening journey into the lives of the working poor\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e). Later it was adapted into the hit Netflix series \u003ci\u003eMaid\u003c\/i\u003e, which was viewed by 67 million households and was Netflix's fourth most-watched show in 2021, garnering three Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Stephanie's escape out of poverty and abuse in search of a better life inspired millions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eMaid\u003c\/i\u003e was a story about a housecleaner, but it was also a story about a woman with a dream. In \u003ci\u003eClass\u003c\/i\u003e, Land takes us with her as she finishes college and pursues her writing career. Facing barriers at every turn including a byzantine loan system, not having enough money for food, navigating the judgments of professors and fellow students who didn't understand the demands of attending college while under the poverty line--Land finds a way to survive once again, finally graduating in her mid-thirties. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eClass\u003c\/i\u003e paints an intimate and heartbreaking portrait of motherhood as it converges and often conflicts with personal desire and professional ambition. \u003ci\u003eWho has the right to create art? Who has the right to go to college? And what kind of work is valued in our culture? \u003c\/i\u003eIn clear, candid, and moving prose, \u003ci\u003eClass\u003c\/i\u003e grapples with these questions, offering a searing indictment of America's educational system and an inspiring testimony of a mother's triumph against all odds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephanie Land\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria\/One Signal Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982151393\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2023 pg. 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/24\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2023 pg. 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/10\/2023","brand":"Stephanie Land","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44338041553124,"sku":"9781982151393","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781982151393.jpg?v=1719473663","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/class-a-memoir-of-motherhood-hunger-and-higher-education-stephanie-land-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}